March 3 to 9, 2025

2025 Programming

Monday March 3
- 4 p.m & 7:30 p.m.
  Ciné-Casteliers | Jim Henson – Idea Man
  Disney Branded Television and Imagine Documentaries (United States)
- 3 p.m & 6:30 p.m.
  Guided tours | Marionnettes en vitrines! Urban Wildlife
  With exhibition curator Pavla Mano
- 7 p.m.
  Festival headquarters
  Unrivalled late-night festival atmosphere!
Tuesday March 4
- 2 p.m.
  Tree Ceremony | Skawanoti
  Jocelyn Sioui (Montréal)
Wednesday March 5
- 11 a.m.
  soul mates
  Magali Chouinard (Gatineau)
- 4 p.m.
  Pour la vie
  Théâtre à Bout Portant (Saguenay)
- 7 p.m.
  Dimanche
  Focus and Chaliwaté Companies (Belgium)
- 7 p.m.
  Festival headquarters
  Unrivalled late-night festival atmosphere!
- 9:30 p.m.
  Concert | Fekete Seretlek Band
  Fekete Seretlek (Czechia)
Thursday March 6
- 10 a.m & 2 p.m.
  Puppet making workshops | Urban Wildlife Parade
  With professional puppeteers
- 11 a.m.
  soul mates
  Magali Chouinard (Gatineau)
- 3 p.m & 7 p.m.
  Vagues
  Synthèse Additive and Les Nouveaux Ballets (Montréal and France)
- 7 p.m.
  Dimanche
  Focus and Chaliwaté Companies (Belgium)
- 7 p.m.
  Festival headquarters
  Unrivalled late-night festival atmosphere!
- 8:30 p.m.
  Frétillant et Agile
  Jocelyn Sioui and Productions Illusion Fabuleuse (Montréal)
Friday March 7
- 10 a.m & 2 p.m.
  Puppet making workshops | Urban Wildlife Parade
  With professional puppeteers
- 1:30 p.m.
  A Sea of Love
  La Salamandre (France)
- 1:30 p.m.
  La patience des choses
  Julie Desrosiers (Montréal)
- 4 p.m.
  Roundtable discussion | When scientific research meets puppetry
  With guests from Québec, Alberta and Saskatchewan
- 7 p.m.
  KAR
  Studio Damúza and Fekete Seretlek (Czechia)
- 7 p.m.
  Festival headquarters
  Unrivalled late-night festival atmosphere!
Saturday March 8
- 10 a.m & 2 p.m.
  Puppet making workshops | Urban Wildlife Parade
  With professional puppeteers
- 11 a.m.
  A Sea of Love
  La Salamandre (France)
- 1:30 p.m.
  La patience des choses
  Julie Desrosiers (Montréal)
- 3 p.m.
  Guided tours | Marionnettes en vitrines! Urban Wildlife
  With exhibition curator Pavla Mano
- 4 p.m.
  Nanatasis – Opéra en trois légendes
  Musique 3 Femmes (Montréal and Guelph)
- 7 p.m.
  KAR
  Studio Damúza and Fekete Seretlek (Czechia)
- 7 p.m.
  L’enfant mascara
  Barbaque Compagnie (France)
- 7 p.m.
  Festival headquarters
  Unrivalled late-night festival atmosphere!
- 8:30 p.m.
  Disgraceland
  Les Tables Tournantes (Montréal)
Sunday March 9
- 11 a.m.
  A Sea of Love
  La Salamandre (France)
- 11 a.m.
  Café-causerie : Budding Creations!
  Discussion of works-in-progress
- 1:30 p.m.
  Urban Wildlife Parade
  Taking to the streets to celebrate Casteliers' 20th
- 3 p.m.
  Nanatasis – Opéra en trois légendes
  Musique 3 Femmes (Montréal and Guelph)
For the entire Festival
- Marionnettes en vitrines! Urban Wildlife
  A cheery bestiary to celebrate our 20th anniversary
- Podcast | Skawanoti audio guided walk
  Jocelyn Sioui (Montréal)
- Exhibition | Gaudeō! 20 years of Casteliers
  Part of Outremont’s 150th anniversary celebrations
- Exhibition | Puppets 4.0 Museum without walls
  Deutsches Forum für Figurentheater und Puppenspielkunst (DFFP, Germany)
- Festival headquarters
  Unrivalled late-night festival atmosphere!

Archives: 2017

Shows

Loin d’ici

Partout ailleurs

Un Autre Monde

Au train où vont les choses…

Le Canard, la mort et la tulipe

La Fièvre du castor (Beaver Dream)

Le Parapluie

Schweinehund

Nordicité

Shorts

La Souris aux camélias

La Main et le sac

Les Souvenirs du sable

Conferences, exhibits, workshops, sreenings

Micro Cinema Theatre – Master Class with Gavin Glover

Marionnettes en vitrines!

Casteliers workshops

Le Théâtre de marionnettes en Espagne : une belle réalité

Marionnettes en vitrines

Pierre Robitaille’s Puppets

Café-Causerie: Budding Creations!

Café-Causerie – Budding creations!

Bijoux

Haïkus de prison

Le Sentier des rêves

Les Mémoires d’un sablier